Nycticorax caledonicus (rufous night heron) | CLASSIFICATION

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Amniota (amniotes)
        
        Class Reptilia (turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives)
        
        Class Aves (birds)
        
        Subclass Neognathae (neognath birds)
        
        Infraclass Neoaves (modern birds)
        
        Order Ciconiiformes (storks and relatives)
        
        Family Ardeidae (herons)
        
        Subfamily Ardeinae (herons and egrets)
        
        Genus Nycticorax (night-herons)
        
        Species Nycticorax caledonicus (rufous night heron)
        
        Subspecies Nycticorax caledonicus caledonicus
        
        Subspecies Nycticorax caledonicus crassirostris
        
        Subspecies Nycticorax caledonicus hilli
        
        Subspecies Nycticorax caledonicus mandibularis
        
        Subspecies Nycticorax caledonicus manillensis
        
        Subspecies Nycticorax caledonicus pelewensis